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FAW produces 3000th local truck

FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA recently celebrated the production of its 3000th locally built vehicle. The milestone, according to the manufacturer, is a testament to how FAW has stepped up its expansion plans for the South African market. “FAW SA...
The 375 metre long world class Siphofaneni Bridge

Aurecon wins big at SAICE awards

Global engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon took top honours at the 2017 SAICE Awards scooping three awards. The firm was awarded the “Transportation Engineering Award” for the role it played in the construction of the Siphofaneni...
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SAA to receive a further R4.8 billion bailout

South African Airways (SAA) will receive a further R4.8 billion from government by March next year according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba. The 2017 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled on Wednesday states that government has...

New board in the pipeline for Eskom

Government is set to appoint a new board for power utility Eskom according to Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba. Tabling the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday, Minister Gigaba said the new board will be appointed...
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba. Photo: DoC

Government to cut programmes misaligned with budget

A mandate paper proposed by government will see programmes that are misaligned with the National Development Plan (NDP) cut in order to strengthen the alignment of the national budget. The announcement was made by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on...
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Tshwane scoops Arbor City Award

The City of Tshwane recently bagged the first prize in the 2017 National Arbor City Awards held by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The city received prize was awarded in recognition for the successful Arbor month programme...

JRA tackles traffic light downtime

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is rolling out a massive re-cabling project to reduce traffic light faults around the city. Through the No-Joints Policy, which was introduced in March, the JRA has successfully re-cabled 30 of the 200...